If you’ve spent any amount of time in a Las Vegas casino, it’s likely you’ve heard the screech of a red-tailed hawk, even if you didn’t know that’s what you were hearing.<\/p>\n

The ubiquitous hawk’s cry emanates from the equally-ubiquitous Buffalo slot machine. Take a listen.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t<\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/story-behind-buffalo-slots-red-tailed-hawk\\\/#arve-youtube-tkp-1vovwsa\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/TKP-1VOvWsA?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThat sound effect happens to be Hollywood royalty, thanks. It has appeared in innumerable movies and television programs since it was originally recorded in the 1950s.<\/p>\nThe red-tailed hawk is one of the most common stock sound effects, often used in westerns.<\/p>\nWhen a scene calls for an extra bit of drama, or filmmakers want to convey the message “Look, we’re outdoors!,” sound designers and sound effects engineers drop in this tried-and-true effect.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4148\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/buffalo_slot_machine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-4148 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"The Buffalo slot machine\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/buffalo_slot_machine.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Buffalo slot machine is very popular from what we’ve herd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe red-tailed hawk sound effect is so common, it’s used even when the bird being depicted is another kind of bird. 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